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First time reader of Wuthering Heights here. Yes, Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” finally forced my hand. Admittedly, I'm coming to this late.

I’d heard the rumours that Heathcliff was brown, and based on the tone of those discussions, I assumed this was one of those literary debates. Something implied, maybe intuited. Subtext argued over in seminars by white men.

I am laughing so hard right now.

#WutheringHeights #Books #Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland

In today’s tragic episode of 'authors do not control anything and price matching is our enemy'

My daughter noticed that Drystone – A Life Rebuilt eBook is now £1.99 on Apple Books too.

It’s a strange thing, baring your soul and earning about 20p for it.The economics of memoir are not particularly humane.

#Reading #Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #UK #Scotland

In today’s tragic episode of 'authors do not control anything and price matching is our enemy'

My daughter noticed that Drystone – A Life Rebuilt eBook is now £1.99 on Apple Books too.

It’s a strange thing, baring your soul and earning about 20p for it.The economics of memoir are not particularly humane.

#Reading #Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #UK #Scotland

The most annoying thing about corporate surveillance to me is the arrogance of the prediction mechanisms.

These algorithms build a model of me based on my clicks from three years ago and then try to trap me in that loop forever. They show me music they think I'll like, and news they think I'll engage with, and videos they think will enrage me enough to keep me hooked to their platforms. They are actively trying to flatten my personality into something easy to monetize.

As most people I've seen say out loud, "Privacy as a concept is way beyond hiding secrets. A part of it also means preserving your capacity to change. To be surprised. To be inconsistent."

If I could tell every human one thing, it would be to actively refuse to be a predictable data point. Mess up their metrics. In whatever way you are capable of.

#socialmedia #algorithmicbias #privacy #dataprivacy #quotes #foss #facebook #linkedin #llm #noai #enshittification #reading #books #baking #art #philosophy #adhd #depression #cybersecurity

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First time reader of Wuthering Heights here. Yes, Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” finally forced my hand. Admittedly, I'm coming to this late.

I’d heard the rumours that Heathcliff was brown, and based on the tone of those discussions, I assumed this was one of those literary debates. Something implied, maybe intuited. Subtext argued over in seminars by white men.

I am laughing so hard right now.

#WutheringHeights #Books #Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland

The most annoying thing about corporate surveillance to me is the arrogance of the prediction mechanisms.

These algorithms build a model of me based on my clicks from three years ago and then try to trap me in that loop forever. They show me music they think I'll like, and news they think I'll engage with, and videos they think will enrage me enough to keep me hooked to their platforms. They are actively trying to flatten my personality into something easy to monetize.

As most people I've seen say out loud, "Privacy as a concept is way beyond hiding secrets. A part of it also means preserving your capacity to change. To be surprised. To be inconsistent."

If I could tell every human one thing, it would be to actively refuse to be a predictable data point. Mess up their metrics. In whatever way you are capable of.

#socialmedia #algorithmicbias #privacy #dataprivacy #quotes #foss #facebook #linkedin #llm #noai #enshittification #reading #books #baking #art #philosophy #adhd #depression #cybersecurity

BOOSTS APPRECIATED. #introductionpost I'm Bowie. I'm a 46 year old bi trans man🏳️‍⚧️I'm a creative guy, a bit eccentric, a witch, polyamorous, plural, ND and disabled. I love learning, #reading, creating, #cats and this year I'm the process of exploring goth music. I'm a witch, a wanderer, a thinker. If you're #trans, #lgbtqiaplus or an #ally, #leftist, #creative, a #witch #goth #plural, #polyamorous, #disabled, #ND, #catlover or just a good egg, give me a follow and I'll follow back.(No minors).

BOOSTS APPRECIATED. #introductionpost I'm Bowie. I'm a 46 year old bi trans man🏳️‍⚧️I'm a creative guy, a bit eccentric, a witch, polyamorous, plural, ND and disabled. I love learning, #reading, creating, #cats and this year I'm the process of exploring goth music. I'm a witch, a wanderer, a thinker. If you're #trans, #lgbtqiaplus or an #ally, #leftist, #creative, a #witch #goth #plural, #polyamorous, #disabled, #ND, #catlover or just a good egg, give me a follow and I'll follow back.(No minors).

A piece about earnestness, and what happens when you stop saving up goodwill and consider running up some irreverence debt.

'Online, though, and especially in my writing, I’ve noticed how earnest I’ve become. Soulfully earnest. Solely earnest. I mean everything I say, I believe everything I’m saying, but I don’t entirely recognise the person saying it.'

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-accidentally-becoming-earnest

#Scotland #UK #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Women

A piece about earnestness, and what happens when you stop saving up goodwill and consider running up some irreverence debt.

'Online, though, and especially in my writing, I’ve noticed how earnest I’ve become. Soulfully earnest. Solely earnest. I mean everything I say, I believe everything I’m saying, but I don’t entirely recognise the person saying it.'

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-accidentally-becoming-earnest

#Scotland #UK #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Women

I just finished reading @pluralistic Cory Doctorow's book Enshittification: Why everything suddenly got worse and what to do about it. It is definitely worth a read - it explained a lot I was struggling to understand about the economics behind the things that went wrong with platforms like Twitter and Amazon. #EnShittification #Reading

May I present my humble offering to anyone seeking a cozy sci-fi read?
Weaving In The Ends, a novella duology that starts with a summer fling & ends in a comedic Winter Solstice brawl.

It's a feel-good chosen family story that can be read as a standalone, or as an easy springboard into the world of 2 connected novels.
Print, ebook, & audio

https://books2read.com/WeavingInTheEnds

#Writing #Reading #Books #ScienceFiction #Romance #ChosenFamily #KnittingFiction